Gasolene-gage.



G. 0. BG'EIGTON. GASOLENE GAGE. APPLICATION PILE-D mms. 1914.

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GASOLBNE GAGE. APLIGATIONTILED Mlm, 1914.

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Speeicaton oLetters-Patent. y :Patrgmgd @gpg-8, 1914.

animation sied Januaiy e, i914. serial No. einem.

gan, have invented a certa-in new and useful Iinlgiroven'ient in Gasolene-Gages, and declare lthe' following tobe-a full, clear, and exact descrip-tion of the same, such as will enable others skilled inthe art to which it pertains to in akel andI use the same, reference being had to the accompanyinor drawings, which forni a partof this speci cation.

This invention relates to gasolene and has for its object a` gasolene gage Operated by a float to cause an indicator to swing across a sight opening. 'simplicity of construction and its utility will more fully appear in the description-ollowiiig.`

' In' 'the drawings: Figi'ire 1, is a sectional 20 \view of the gasolene tank and the gagel- Fig.'

2, is a detail in perspective of the indicator. Fig. 3, is a view of the cap that fits over the gage casing showing the sight opening. Fig. 4, is a sectional view' through the dash,

.25 the shroud and a part of the floor, showing a sectional view of the tank. Fig. 5, is aperspective of the tank.

In the drawings the tank is shown mounted in frontof the. driver and under the shroud. -As far as my invention is concerned i't may be used regardless of the location .of the tank. However, it is better to have the tank mounted near the dash so that the sight opening of the gage may be seen. by the driver of the car.

a indicates the shroud and b the side of the body.

-c designates ythe dash and the floor of i the car.

Tlie-gasolene tank c I have shown polygonal in cross-section, although it is not necessary that it be oi` any particular sliape.- A. conduit f leads from the--`gasolene tank through the licor of the car to the engine It may be controlled by'a -valve g that niay be reached bythe'driver. A cock z just under the floor serves as another control. 0n the upper inclined side are located the filling opening z', closed by the cap y' and the casing-vis of the gage. A

ring Z is riveted onto the tank surrounding an opening in'the side of the tank. To this is. screwed the body m ci the gage. This A,comprises a Aange by vwhich it .may he ring and a threaded tubularv portion n and a sheath o. Care vis taken in the joints betweentlie rin-gand tire flange to inake thein tight enough to be airtight..

If necessary packing may be used. A gageplate p. provided with a sight opening g lits against the end of the tubular portion n'.

screw-threaded cap t has turned over edges It is v sciwed'tc the flange. This serves to. conceal the parts beneath.

The body of 'the gage is 'provided with i dspending strap o to'which is pivoted the 'steniw of the ioat a". Within the sheathv part 0 of thel b ody is pivoted the stein y of the indicator e. The stern y is lcoiled as shown in Fig. 2 to engage about the pin 1. The indicator' plate is a convex plate which inay be lettered as shown in Fig. 2 or in any other desired manner. rl`his plate is attached to the indicator stern y. The indicater stem at its lower end is bent to form a hook which affords a seat in which the pin 2 carried on the arm 3 is adapted t/o slide. rllhe arm 3 is att-ached to the end of Athe iloat stern 1o. Hence .when the lioat moves the in 2 slides in the slot at the end. of the stein y. This action changes the angular position of the stein y and causes a corresponding change of the position of the indicator plate 15 with respect to the sight opening g. In the dotted line showing of Fig. l it will be seen that the lloat can drop from practically the top to almost the bottoni of the tank, causing a corresponding change of the plate 19 but through a very inuch smaller arc. However the lindications are accurate. The float will not reach completely to the bottoni before it indicates Empty, so as to warn the driver that itjl is time to replenish'his tank, before the -tank is entirely exhausted..

In View of the fact that thefjoints'aboiitthe Alcoi-k gasket r is placedover this and over @this gasket the gage glass s is'placed. A.

gage 4casing are air tight when -theQ-tankis f filled the air will he trapped in thefcasing and hence the fluid will not enter up in v'the casing'so as in any Way to interterel with the operation of the indicator.

W iat I eiann is:

L A .liquid gage, having in coinhination body comprising .a dan portion,a glass overlying the gasket, a cap screwing onto the tubular' v portion and 'adapted to hold the glass in and pack the saine against the gasket to form an airtightfit, and an` indicator member partially in said body of the gage 'casing and arranged to swing on -an axis'transvers'e of the body, and ineans within the tank for operating the indicator mem-ber.

A, liquid gage, having in combination with a tank, a gage body secured 'thereto in air-tight relation and comprising -a tubular threaded portion,

tank and open only at its'lower'end, a plate provided with a sight opening placed against the end of the tubular portion, a glass overlying the said plate, a cap for and open only at the lower end, a` packing gasket atthejendoi the tubular an annular vlian'geby which the-same is secured to the tank, and a complete sheath extending downward into the l v nioooe vholding the glass to the plate and screwing .into the threads ofthe tubular portion, an

indicator plate adapted to swing across the sight opening l(man axis .transverse of the gage body, and mesa nwithin the tank for l operating. the indicator plate in accordance with the liquid level.

wlth 'a tank, a body secured to the tank in 'air-tight relation and having closed sides' 3. A liquid gage, having in-combination I extending downward ,into the liquid space of`the tank to forman air trap,

a. transpar# ent'member'laving an airtightit with the upper end ofthe body, and, indicator means partially located :in the air trap chamber and passingout of the-op l at or near the lower e'nd,':the said 'indicatorv means being arranged to; swing on an-.a'xis transverse of the Intestimony w 'ereof,=

ge bodhcation the presencel o f'two witnesses.'

Witnesses; i i i minus M. Hlrnms,

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